Confessions On a Train
Daniel Glickman
Sr. Director, Product Marketing @ ActivTrak | Enterprise GTM | Consultant | Coach
Being a CMO on the Amtrak train is like being a hairdresser or a bartender. There’s something about the chug-chug of steel wheels on rails and the rockabye-baby sway of the train cars themselves that lulls everyone into a sense of disarmament, security, and intimacy.
Sure, there are those who ride nose to device and earbuds to eardrum, but me—is it just me?—I must have a sign written on my forehead:
Your confessions are safe with me!
Every time I take the Amtrak from Boston to DC, strangers talk to me. Nine times out of ten, these people are sharp, interesting, and hilarious. But of course, it’s the marketers and sales people my ears perk up for most.
Alright, I confess, sometimes these conversations involve me, and other times, I’m eavesdropping. Either way, here’s a snippet of what I recently overhead: